[MD] Why are things called patterns?

[MarshaV]

Mark,

I mean habits that have turned into conventions.  Darn!  You allow yourself different ways of saying something.  So when I try it, I get ridicule?  You are like a noisy little child...   


Marsha




On Mar 12, 2012, at 12:01 PM, 118 <ununoctiums at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Marsha and Dan,
> 
> OK, so now "patterns" are "conventional habits".  This still does not
> provide me with any clarity.  What pray tell are "conventional
> habits"?  One person's conventional habits can be another's mystery.
> Can I say that "conventional habits" are similar to "intuitive
> habits"?  This would make such habits more real than the intellectual
> patterns that "habits" are imbued with.  If not, please explain what
> you are trying to convey by "conventional habits".  It rhymes with
> "relational rabbits", this could be what you are saying, but I do not
> know.
> 
> What is an "unconventional habit?".  Perhaps by explaining that, I can
> deduce what a "conventional habit" is, as you use the term.
> 
> Regards,
> Mark
> 
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